Taipei INVENT 2008 (The 2008 Taipei Int’l Invention Show & Technomart), is back bigger and better Sept. 25 to 28 to blossom the genius of those who aim to change the world. Supervised by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of National Defense, National Science Council, and the Council of Agriculture, this even features more than 2,000 patented and innovative technologies from more than 20 nations as diverse as the USA, Russia, Brazil, Singapore, and Korea. Taiwan is given top ranking to this 900-booth event by featuring it at the main showground of the Taipei World Trade Center.

This event unfolds across the three theme zones: the Competition Pavilion, Technology Innovation Pavilion and Technomart, and the 2008 National Invention and Creation Awards Pavilion. Inventions, technology, and patented products from the fields of information, communication, electronics, optoelectronics, machinery, automation, material and chemical engineering, biotechnology, medicine, food, agriculture, industrial hygiene, environmental protection, transportation, resources, energy, and household electronic appliances will be featured at the show.

The Local & Foreign Inventions Competition Pavilion

The Local & Foreign Inventions Competition Pavilion is planned by the Intellectual Property Office at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and provides 548 booths for companies and individuals from around the world to display their products. A total of 327 companies and individuals have registered to show more than 650 innovative products and technology that provide greater convenience in everyday living. For example, this show features a fully automatic coffee machine that never has to be washed, adjustable incinerators, garbage cans that double as bug zappers, 360 degree spinning mops, cell phones that control garage doors, and motorcycle helmets that double as an mp3 player and telephone. And with trends toward greater environmental protection and energy conservation, there will be many related inventions. For example, 15-year-old inventor Yuqian Zhuo’s “airborne reservoir and underwater reservoir” use containers with buoys to collect rain water in the air or on the water in order to increase freshwater supply. He has obtained patents in both Taiwan and the US. Furthermore, all major universities in Taiwan have been actively training inventors to participate in the show. For example, the Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science will be displaying their DNA preservation device. Kun Shan University will be at the show with their automatic sprinkler system and wing design for micro aircraft. The Gerontechnology Research Center at Yuan Ze University will be showing their remote control carts and portable homecare biosensor system. The National Central University will also be staging their visually induced brainwave controlled monitoring system, and Kao Yuan University will bring their special terrain exercise wheel. This shows that there are many excellent inventors in Taiwan. All these wonders of genius will be highlighted at the show.

Furthermore, the Local & Foreign Inventions Competition Pavilion is expected to be attended by invention associations, inventors and other companies from 15 countries such as the US, South Korea, Australia, Spain, and Brazil. Using the event as a platform, inventors from all over the world will engage in healthy competition with inventions from Taiwan. Not only has this competition encouraged the exchange of ideas, it has also helped Taipei INVENT achieve international status.

Widest eye on Innovation & Technology

Note also that the Technology Innovation Pavilion and Technomart is the largest event of its kind in Taiwan and has been specially organized by the Industrial Development Bureau and the Industrial Technology Research Institute. The five government agencies have invited many research and academic institutes to exhibit their innovative technology in carbon reduction, energy conservation, biotechnology, and medicine inside 12 themed pavilions. These pavilions include national defense, technological innovation, agriculture, Ministry of Education, Bureau of Energy, state-owned enterprises, innovative prospects, information technology, R&D alliance, innovation alliance for traditional industry, small and medium enterprises, and intellectual property management.

The event will be showing Taiwan’s innovative technology to companies worldwide from September 25 to 28. For example, the Industrial Technology Research Institute will be promoting its E-scooters and employment healthcare system; the Bureau of Energy will be saving energy with its digital light adjustment control systems; the Ministry of Education will showcase its external natural air purifiers and wind-powered cars and the Council of Agriculture will display its health foods for immune system made with seaweed oligosaccharides.

Meanwhile the state-owned enterprises pavilions will highlight the Diamond Bright series of cosmetics. There’s also an alliance for innovation which has created a safety warning system that alerts motorists who stray out of lane or to close to other vehicles. With these come an automobile auto-parking system, self-powered resistance module for exercising equipment, a 70-meter aluminum alloy luxurious yacht; R&D alliance’s electric heating textiles and sesame lignin for cardiovascular health.

The intellectual property management pavilion will highlight its “combination patent technology”. With “Technology and Life” as its theme, the pavilion shows selected patented products related to health and green technology from the 20,000 tradable patents in the TWTM Database to exhibit including “the technology of bicycles”. The pavilion will have two bikes made with combination patents on display to give visitors trial rides. It is expected that with the “combination patent technology” marketing strategy, Taiwan’s research can be widely used in applications worldwide.

11 useful forums & conferences

During the show, 11 technology forums and conferences will take place on the second floor of the TWTC. The forums will cover topics such as biomedical technology, energy, environment, electronics, optoelectronics, information technology, and communication. The conferences will feature specially invited experts and scholars to discuss technology match making and trends in venture capital and finances to improve Taiwan’s market for intellectual property.

And besides the showground exhibition and the conferences on the second floor, the show also lights up a stage to let exhibitors promote their patented products daily. Many activities such as games, food tasting and other promotional events will also take place in the Technology Innovation Pavilion and Technomart. For more information on the 2008 Taipei International Invention Show & Technomart, check out http://www.InvenTaipei.com.tw or http://www.twtm.com.tw/2008tech/.